Steve Nash did an 180-degree turnaround when it comes to playing for the Lakers.

In a radio interview last month, the veteran point guard called himself old school and said it “would be hard to put on a Lakers jersey. That’s just the way it is.

“You play against them so many times in the playoffs, and I just use them as an example, and I have the utmost respect for them and their organization. I kind of have that tendency (to try to beat the best teams), so it is strange, but as a free agent you’re free to go where you want, so I’d have to consider everything regardless of the past or the future.”

Apparently Nash changed his mind and decided he wouldn’t look bad in purple and gold. He reportedly will join the Lakers in a sign-and-trade deal that will send the Phoenix Suns the Lakers’ 2013 and ’15 first-round draft picks and their 2014 and ’15 second-round selections, plus cash.

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